Races Road Aru wins Vuelta a España stage to San Miguel de Aralar By Peter Cossins published 3 September 2014 Contador maintains lead, Quintana drops out Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 12.6km | Jerez de la Frontera (TTT) - Stage 2 174.4km | Algeciras - San Fernando Stage 3 197.8km | Cádiz - Arcos de la Frontera Stage 4 164.7km | Mairena del Alcor - Córdoba Stage 5 180km | Priego de Cordoba - Ronda Stage 6 167.7km | Benalmádena - Cumbres Verdes (La Zubia) Stage 7 169km | Alhendín - Alcaudete Stage 8 207km | Baeza - Albacete Stage 9 185km | Carboneras de Guadazaón - Aramón Valdelinares Rest Day 1 - Stage 10 36.7km | Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela - Borja (ITT) Stage 11 153.4km | Pamplona - San Miguel de Aralar (Navarre) Stage 12 166.4km | Logroño - Logroño Stage 13 188.7km | Belorado - Obregón. Parque de Cabárceno Stage 14 200.8km | Santander - La Camperona. Valle de Sábero Stage 15 152.2km | Oviedo - Lagos de Covadonga Stage 16 160.5km | San Martín del Rey Aurelio - La Farrapona. Lago de Somiedo Rest Day 2 - Stage 17 190.7km | Ortigueira - A Coruña Stage 18 157km | A Estrada - Monte Castrove en Meis Stage 19 180.5km | Salvaterra de Miño - Cangas de Morrazo Stage 20 185.7km | Santo Estevo de Riba de Sil - Puerto de Ancares Stage 21 9.7km | Santiago de Compostela (ITT) - View all Stages Race history Race history Contenders Start list Image 1 of 105Dani Moreno (Katusha) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Johan Le Bon (FDJ.fr) leading the brekaway(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the red jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Omega Pharma-Quick Step was the best team today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Carlos Verona, Pieter Serry and Gianluca Brambilla represent Omega Pharma-Quick Step as the best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) feeling the heat from today's stage tough summit finish(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jérôme Cousin (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cadel Evans (BMC) with Dirk Leenaert(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano) with the press after the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) has his shoulder checked before abandoning the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Steve Morabito (BMC) was hit by a race motorbike was forced to abandon the race(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) after crashing early on the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) working hard(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) wins the Vuelta a Espana stage 11(Image credit: AFP Photo)Andrea Guardini (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Dan Craven (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jérôme Cousin (Europcar)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Kennaugh (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in the red jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vasil Kiryienka (Team Sky) passes a fan on a horse(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vasil Kiryienka (Team Sky) on the attack(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tinkoff-Saxo looking after race leader Alberto Contador(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jay Robert Thomson (MTN-Qhubeka) takes a natural break(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Martin Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) asks for assistance (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The peloton stretched out on the road from Pamplona(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The podium hostess for the mountain jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) fires off a shot(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Samuel Sánchez (BMC) crosses the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alejandro Valvedre (Movistar) holds onto the combination jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Katusha worked hard for Joaquim Rodríguez today(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador protected by his Tinkoff-Saxo teammates(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andrew Talanksy (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vasil Kiryienka (Team Sky)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) sprints to the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) collects another red jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sérgio Paulinho and Oliver Zaugg on bidon duty for Tinkoff-Saxo(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Omega Pharma-Quick Step riders pick up their musettes(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) on the front of the bunch(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)No red glasses for Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo), just a red helemet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Steve Morabito gets a helping hand from his BMC team after his crash(Image credit: Unipublic/Graham Watson)The podium hostess zips up the king of the mountains jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) waves on the podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) put in a vicious attack on the climb to San Miguel de Aralar(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Steve Morabito (BMC) crashed out with Quintana(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the ground after his second crash in as many days(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) did not get back on the bike after this crash(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) suffered a broken scapula(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Valverde gets across the line for the six second time bonus(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) takes the time bonus for second on the stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Valverde sprints to get second over Rodriguez(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) left the Vuelta with a broken scapula(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Nairo Quintana (Movistar) left the Vuelta in an ambulance, but smiling (thanks to pain killers, perhaps)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) showed his heart problems are behind him(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) sets the pace(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Chris Froome (Sky) dangled off the back, but made the front group when it counted(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The leading group on the final climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Contador and Valverde kept close watch on each other(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) attacks the lead group(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) on the attack in the Vuelta a Espana stage 11(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The favorites group lets Aru go for the stage win(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) comes to the line(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) celebrates Grand Tour stage win number 2 for 2014(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) attacks on the final climb(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) chose his timing perfectly to jump away from the favorites(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) dropped the Contador group(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Fabio Aru (Astana) gets some distance on the lead group(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) lost a handful of seconds on stage 11(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Chris Froome (Sky) lost a few seconds but battled valiantly(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) on the attack with Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) on the attack with Warren Barguil (Giant-Shimano)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The lead group(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Robert Gesink (Belkin) showed good form on stage 11(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Samuel Sanchez (BMC) leads late attacker Dan Martin (Garmin) to the finish(Image credit: Bettini Photo)